Now Accepting Proposals for NC AgVentures Grants
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COVID-19 Farmers Update 10/13/2020 Financial Help USDA Important: USDA Opens COVID Relief Funding for Small Farms: Apply Now! USDA Expands Coronavirus Food Assistance …
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September Blooms in Pollinator Paradise
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COVID-19 Farming Update 9/25/2020 Strawberries How to keep plug plants disease free: Measures before and after planting! (Penn State Extension) Webinars November 5, …
Time to Treat for Spring Dead Spot & Large Patch
Written by Halle Hampy, M.S. candidate under the direction of Dr. Jim Kerns Despite the unpredictability of 2020, one thing …
Fourth Virtual Field Day of 2020
Turf Tips: Review of Turfgrass Pest Issues in a Challenging Year We are hosting another virtual field day on October …
Postponing the 2020 Bruneau Scholarship Golf Tournament
The Turf Work Group has decided to postpone the Bruneau Scholarship Golf Tournament that was scheduled for October 21, …
A New Disease Is Emerging: Neopestalotiopsis Fruit Rot
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Farm Visit Snapshots: Heart Song Farm
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Can I Grow Gooseberries or Currants in NC?
9/16/2020 – The short answer is “no.” You cannot legally grow currants or gooseberries in North Carolina. The reason …
Fall Seeding Time for Cool-Season Grasses
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Fusarium Wilt Problematic on Chrysanthemum in 2020
The number of chrysanthemum samples diagnosed with Fusarium wilt this year is well above average, according to NC State …
Farmers Update 9/13/2020
COVID-19 Update 9/13/2020 New This Week Conferences September 30, 2–2:30 p.m. RAFI USA Community Conversations: “How Can We Heal Money Wounds? Clergy Respond …
Struggling With Gray Leaf Spot in Tall Fescue?
Over the past few weeks, we have consulted with multiple clients who thought either their lawn was destroyed by …
COVID-19 Update 9/3/2020
COVID-19 Update 9/3/2020 Strawberry pre-plant operations have started, transplanting is just around the corner and fall will be here soon. …
Strawberry Pre-Plant Information
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